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Books like Scattered Worlds: 9 series to read next

Scattered Worlds is science fiction, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Scattered Worlds is 12 books, 1986–2014.

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Known Space
Old Man's War
Ender's Game
Uplift
Alliance-Union
Cities in Flight
CoDominium
Hainish
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Science fiction and space opera, about space colonization, set in far future and space.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Scattered Worlds?: Known Space — the closest match to Scattered Worlds on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Scattered Worlds?: Dance for the Ivory Madonna. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Scattered Worlds.
How big is Scattered Worlds?: Scattered Worlds is 12 books, 1986–2014.
Is Scattered Worlds finished?: Yes — 12 books, 1986–2014.

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